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United States Immigration Policies
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Naturalization Act of 1870
United States federal law that made a system of controls for the naturalization process. Did not let "aliens of african nativity" or people of african descent become naturalized citizens of the U.S. Other "non-whites" were not a part in this act. -
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act was signed by President Chester A. Arthur to stop chinese immigration for ten years. It was the first major law restricting immigration in the U.S. There were many economic fears because the chinese were taking a lot of native born Americans jobs. -
Immigration Act of 1903
This act was also called the Anarchist Exclusion act. It was a law that regulated immigration into the U.S. Added four more classes to a law that had already passed earlier. The classes were anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars and and prostitute importers. But this law had very little impact. -
The Dillingham Commission
The Dillingham Commission was made because of growing political concern about immigration in the U.S. The immigration from southern and eastern europe was posing a threat to American society and needed to be reduced. It restricted the annual number of European immigrants to three percent from any given European country. -
Immigration act of 1918
This act was just an expansion of the Immigration act of 1903. Were harsher about getting those four classes out of the U.S. -
Emergency Quota Act
Was also known as the Emergency Immigration act of 1921, Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, The Per Centum Law and the Johnson Quota Act. Was meant to be a temporary fix to the immigration situation but it stayed longer because it added numerical limits and a quota system. The number of immigrants that were allowed into the U.S. was only 3% annually. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
This law was also known as the McCarren-Walter Act. It restricted mmigration and is Title 8 of the United States Code. It giverns over immigration and citizenship in the U.S. This was the firat law to be organized the way it was in with one body of text. -
Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act
The law states that any citizen of Cuba who has been admitted into the United States after January 1, 1959 and has been present inthe U.S. for a year is then a permanent resident of America. -
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
This law required employers to ask about peoples immigrantion status, it was illegal to hire immigrants, legalized certain agricultural jobs for immigrants, if they were here for a certain amount of time and paid taxes they became citizens. -
Immigration Act of 1990
This law increased the limits on immigration, temporary protected status fro immigrants of designated countries, extended the Visa waiver and redid the naturalization authority and requirements. -
Arizona Immigration Laws
This law allows police officers to question anyone they pull over if they're immigrants or not and hold those who police think are immigrants. It makes immigratns want to go back to their homes and not stay in the U.S. They feel unwelcomed. -
Alabama Immigration Laws
This law makes sure illegal imigrants don't get the benefits that americans need. It also stops illegal immigrants from going to colleges or any schools after high school. And in lower grades teachers have to make sure who's legal and who's not. Also if americans are transporting or harboring illegal immigrants everyone is in trouble. Can't rent houses or apartments. This law is basically forcing immigrants out.
